1933 Twelve coupe roadster

[West Peterson]

I saw this ad located on the PackardInfo website. I think I've seen the ad before, but I don't ever recall making note of the color scheme on the turtle deck. I have seen that way of coloring on other roadsters, but I've never seen it done on a Packard before. I love that look. I love the turtle deck matching the color of the beltline... even better if the fenders were that color as well. Has anyone seen an original or restored car done this way?

Note: Maybe it's just a bad scan of the ad.... or, the color was added in the pre-press stripping department, and they cut the wrong line to add color????

Edited August 18, 2011 by West Peterson (see edit history)

[keiser31]

You "love" it? With whitewalls?? Say it isn't so.

[alsancle]

The whitewalls are ok with the dark wheels and body color. I think you would find it more spectacular with black walls.

[trimacar]

Interesting color combo, but probably an artist's misconception, a touched up photo....interesting...

[Earl B.]

Like many other colors and color combinations, it could be an artists imagination, and not a color combination available in 'real life'.

[keiser31]

Maybe they copied the 1932 Studebaker...

[West Peterson]

Like many other colors and color combinations, it could be an artists imagination, and not a color combination available in 'real life'.

I'm not really speaking about the color so much as the way in which it was painted. Like Keiser pointed out, Studebaker offered it, and Gardner roadsters showed a similar version in their catalog as well... probably others. If a customer would have wanted it that way, I'm sure Packard would have obliged. It's an absolutely stunning way to paint a car (white sidewalls aside). I've just never seen anyone do it to a Packard. I'd like to, though. It's really cool.

Edited August 18, 2011 by West Peterson (see edit history)

[keiser31]

Beautiful Gardner.

[tbirdman]

You "love" it? With whitewalls?? Say it isn't so.

I think it needs more lights on the front end:)

[Joe Block]

I like, I think it accents the car nicely,

[Restorer32]

The original owner wanted it that way and the dealership honored his wish to make a sale and it looked so good they used it in an advertisement. At least that's what I would claim if questioned on the show dield.

[Steve_Mack_CT]

Also offered as the standard color scheme on the low dollar Model A cabriolets (not roadster); so this was probably not a "wild" or outlandish thing in the day. It does work nicely for sure.

(no additional comment on WWW, lights, stone gaurds, fox tails, step plates, tag toppers, curb feelers, etc. )

[keiser31]

So, did Packard actually call that particular style a "coupe roadster"? Looks like a convertible coupe, to me.

[Restorer32]

Packard called them Coupe Roadsters. We would now call them Convertible Coupes.

[Restorer32]

Packard's last true Roadster was 1931. They also made a Convertible Coupe in 1931. Maybe they called them Coupe Roadsters in '32 and later so it would be less obvious that they dropped the true Roadster?

[Highlander160]

I missed this when it was 1st posted. I've seen this paint scheme on several 900 coupe roadsters. I guess it's a matter of taste. I'd also call it a "throw back" design, meaning something like this was more common prior to 33 and I always find the short-lived 10th series to be somewhat transitional. Personally I've never been a fan of different colors on belt lines only. I like the fender/beltline treatment better. It works on some cars better than others. The topic car, not so bad perhaps due to the colors as shown. Would I do it to my 33 or 34? Probably not.